frost
noun
verb
frɒst noun
1 very cold weather, when water freezes 严寒天气,霜冻 C,U
late/early/first frost
Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost.
甚至在五月份,我们有时还会遇到晚春的严寒天气。
hard/heavy/sharp/severe frost (extremely cold weather) 酷寒
three continuous nights of hard frost
一连三晚的酷寒
the risk of frost damage to crops
庄稼霜冻害的危险
2 ice that looks white and powdery and covers things that are outside when the temperature is very cold 霜 U
The grass and trees were white with frost.
草上和树上结了一层白霜。
verb
3 to cover a cake with a mixture of powdery sugar and liquid [尤美] 在〔糕饼〕上撒糖霜; BrE
4 to become covered in frost 布满霜,结霜
Overnight all the windowpanes had frosted over.
一夜之间,窗玻璃上都结满了霜。